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barococo
[bar-uh-koh-koh]
adjective
excessively ornate or fussy in artistic or architectural style.
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The dandies and dauphins of the 1 percent prance to 59E59 Theaters for Happenstance Theaterās āBarococo,ā A satire of upper-class privilege zhuzhed up into an often absurd comedy of manners, āBarococoā has fun and laughs, but doesnāt always have the glamour youād expect from this exaggerated snapshot of genteel life.
So the surprise of āBarococoā is how it actually resembles Sartreās āNo Exit,ā or, more fittingly, Luis BuƱuelās surrealist film āThe Exterminating Angel,ā which was recently adapted into an opera.
There is plenty of delicious humor to chew on at āBarococo.ā
She layered draped jersey camisoles with Medusa-decorated straps over undone shirts over skinny knits over lace-trimmed slips in barococo print, and mixed them up with fun furs; paired plaid tweed and black leather harness tops and lace tights.
The fifth Fringe Curated show is āBarococoā from D.C.ās genial movement company Happenstance Theatre.
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